The case for a national survey of eating disorders in Australia
Abstract In this Commentary we outline the case for a national survey of eating disorders in Australia. Given the recent focus of the federal government to provide further funding for mental health research, we call for a national survey to be made a key priority. Such high-quality, nationally repre...
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doaj-6dc62b3a93ef40128c5a0e33a66e31022020-11-24T21:56:44ZengBMCJournal of Eating Disorders2050-29742018-10-01611310.1186/s40337-018-0221-3The case for a national survey of eating disorders in AustraliaL. M. Hart0D. Mitchison1P. J. Hay2School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Emotional Health, Macquarie UniversityTranslational Health Research Institute, School of Medicine, Western Sydney UniversityAbstract In this Commentary we outline the case for a national survey of eating disorders in Australia. Given the recent focus of the federal government to provide further funding for mental health research, we call for a national survey to be made a key priority. Such high-quality, nationally representative data are critically important to informing all other domains of eating disorders research in the Australian context, and to informing the research agenda internationally.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40337-018-0221-3 |
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Abstract In this Commentary we outline the case for a national survey of eating disorders in Australia. Given the recent focus of the federal government to provide further funding for mental health research, we call for a national survey to be made a key priority. Such high-quality, nationally representative data are critically important to informing all other domains of eating disorders research in the Australian context, and to informing the research agenda internationally. |
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